Activities of Mariya GABRIEL related to 2013/2090(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the efforts of the international community in the area of development and of ‘state building’ in South Sudan
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)
Paragraph D a (new)
Da. whereas the scope of democratic reconstruction is broadened when more women are involved in conflict resolution processes and political decision-making,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph D b (new)
Paragraph D b (new)
Db. whereas 80 % of the adult population, many of them women, are illiterate,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph D c (new)
Paragraph D c (new)
Dc. whereas women are key to reducing food and nutritional insecurity and can help boost agricultural productivity;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to eliminate all forms of violence against women, for example physical violence or forced marriages, by means of awareness-raising campaigns aimed at informing women about their rights and educating men about the need to respect them;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the key role to be played by women in building a stable State and in national reconciliation; calls on the international community to continue supporting the participation of women at all levels of public life;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the international community, in particular the EU and its Member States in the context of their external action, and in cooperation with local partners and NGOs, to emphasise the importance of access for girls to primary education and efforts to tackle adult illiteracy, which is depriving South Sudan of precious human capital which it needs for its development and to strengthen it as a democratic State;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Draws attention to the contribution that women could make to the development of agriculture and the rural economy; encourages South Sudan to take measures to promote women’s involvement in these economic activities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the international community, in cooperation with NGOs, to foster the development of associations which bring women together and which support them in achieving economic autonomy;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for projects funded by the EU to be monitored and assessed regularly, including as regards progress towards gender equality, and for Parliament to be informed of the results;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)